Something for the weekend
Paget Lookout in Yoho National Park offers great views – it’s an ideal hike for a nice sunny day. I took the trail head from beside the Great Divide Lodge, off the side of the Trans-Canada Highway, by Wapta Lake. The trail climbs steadily through the forested lower slopes of Paget Peak, offering glimpsing views south towards the Lake O’Hara area and back east over to Lake Louise – on parts of the hike the lines of ski runs at the Lake Louise Ski Area are clearly visible.
Paget Fire LookoutThe views from the path get better and better once past the turning for Sherbrooke Lake, and you keep climbing up towards the lookout. The vegetation changes to more Whitebark pines the higher you get and the trail widens as you finally get a glimpse of the fire lookout.
Approaching Paget Fire LookoutI stopped and went and looked…
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You have fantastic descriptions of your walks! It feels like we are doing it with you 🙂
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Thank you for reading, and your nice comments! 🙂
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